I'm back alright.

It looks like between the possibilities of a one shot deal and a proper return to reviewing, we've got the latter. Played through Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a 70 hour task for me as I insisted on picking up and completing every side quest I found, and there are many. The gameplay could not carry the game that far, but the lore did. Loved the setting. Would probably have wanted to see a game that did it more justice. Never going to happen, though, this one game cost about triple its budget to make, and pretty much assured the developer's bankruptcy no matter how well it did on the market.

Review didn't flow from my keyboard quite as well as did EMD or Zaxxon, but still satisfied with the end result, and I think I managed to stick with what I wanted to say and avoid the flowering that often happened to me in the past. Unconsciously, I'd be working toward the point where there was nothing left to add, resulting in a bloated review far too often. Trying for the 'nothing left to be taken away' approach now.

Peter Butter

Starting out as a small time reviewer and FAQ author on GameFAQs, my writing has been even more tilted toward the old school than my gaming. I enjoy games of many eras, but I always found it more compelling to write for something that hasn't been done extensively already, which often ruled out the more modern games I played as I tend to run at least a couple of years behind the facts. My Honestgamers catalogue was initially just copying over much of my old GameFAQs work, and then for a time dual submitting to both sites. But over 2015 I posted my first HG exclusives, with hopefully more to follow.

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honestgamer Staff Aug 4, 2015

Yeah, I try to shoot for around 1200 words myself. When I go over that, I can feel my audience's attention fading even before I post the review (which is quite the trick). I'm glad to see that you're making a proper return to reviewing. It's great to have a variety of voices and experiences around here. That's what made the site so much fun in the olden days, and if we're going to have a new golden era, it has to start--again--with a bunch of unique voices sharing their thoughts on games. Thanks for sharing yours!